Mr. Jurek Brzeski Profile

Jurek Brzeski

Mechanical Engineer at Australian Astronomical Optics Macquarie Univ

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Publications (30)

Proceedings Article | 19 July 2024 Poster

Poster

MARVEL: an update on the four-telescope dedicated radial velocity facility at the Mercator Observatory

Jacob Pember, Ioannis Argyriou, David Atkinson, Gerardo Ávila, Lee Barrett, Alexis Brandeker, Lars Buchhave, David Coutts, Wim De Meester, Joris De Ridder, Denis Defrère, Alistair Glasse, Manuel Güdel, Mariam Haidar, Kaustubh Hakim, Samuel Halverson, Joel Harman, Nicholas Jannsen, Markus Janson, Ailidh Kinney, Suzanne Kovacs, Johan Morren, Benjamin Montet, Romain Laugier, Jesus Pérez Padilla, Wim Pessemier, Benjamin Pope, Saskia Prins, Andreas Quirrenbach, Kwinten Missiaen, Don Pollacco, Gert Raskin, Maddalena Reggiani, Hugues Sana, Christian Schwab, Dries Seynaeve, Robyn Sharman, Andrew Tkachenko, Julian Stürmer, Ignasi Ribas, Alan Stokes, Giovanna Tinetti, Chris Waring, Enric Palle, Bart Vandenbussche, Hans Van Winckel, Duncan Wright, Yanjun Zhou, Rob Wittenmyer, David Adams, Jurek Brzeski, Zhemin Cai, Timothy Chin, Simon Ellis, Tony Farrell, Tobias Feger, Nirmala Kunwar, Celestina Saavedra Lacombe, Jon Lawrence, Helen McGregor, David Robertson, Lew Waller, Ross Zhelem

Proceedings Volume 13096, 130966B (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3021409

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Overall performance of AESOP: the 4MOST fibre positioner

Jurek Brzeski, David Adams, Gabriella Baker, Sufyan Baker, Rebecca Brown, Scott Case, Timothy Chin, Jack Coyne, Tony Farrell, Peter Gillingham, Ellen Houston, Urs Klauser, Yevgen Kripak, Nirmala Kunwar, Jon Lawrence, Slavko Mali, Wojtek Maslak, Helen McGregor, Rolf Muller, Vijay Nichani, Naveen Pai, Ellie O'brien, Will Saunders, Scott Smedley, Sudharshan Venkatesan, Lew Waller, Jahanzeb Zahoor, Jessica Zheng

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121846M (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627900

KEYWORDS: Spine, Actuators, Fiber science, Telescopes, Tolerancing, Metrology, Galactic astronomy, Calibration, Assembly tolerances, Spectrographs

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

AESOP, the 4MOST fibre positioner: engineering principles

Jurek Brzeski, Dave Adams, Gabriella Baker, Sufyan Baker, Rebecca Brown, Scott Case, Timothy Chin, Jack Coyne, Tony Farrell, James Gibson, Peter Gillingham, Ellen Houston, Urs Klauser, Yevgen Kripak, Nirmala Kunwar, Jon Lawrence, Slavko Mali, Wojtek Maslak, Helen McGregor, Rolf Muller, Vijay Nichani, Naveen Pai, Ellie O'brien, Will Saunders, Scott Smedley, Sudharshan Venkatesan, Lew Waller, Jahanzeb Zahoor, Jessica Zheng

Proceedings Volume 12184, 121846N (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627903

KEYWORDS: Spine, Telescopes, Tolerancing, Assembly tolerances, Interfaces, Metrology, Kinematics, Assembly equipment, Sensors, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Performance of the first production-ready actuators for the 4MOST-AESOP fiber positioner

Scott Smedley, Gabriella Baker, Sufyan Baker, Scott Case, Rebecca Brown, Jurek Brzeski, Peter Gillingham, Urs Klauser, Jon Lawrence, Slavko Mali, Rolf Muller, Vijay Nichani, Naveen Pai, Sudharshan Venkatesan, Lew Waller

Proceedings Volume 10702, 107027Z (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312863

KEYWORDS: Spine, Actuators, Connectors, Manufacturing, Tolerancing, Structured optical fibers, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2018 Paper

Paper

AESOP: the 4MOST fiber positioner

Jurek Brzeski, Gabriella Baker, Sufyan Baker, Rebecca Brown, Scott Case, Tony Farrell, Peter Gillingham, Urs Klauser, Jon Lawrence, Slavko Mali, Rolf Muller, Vijay Nichani, Naveen Pai, Scott Smedley, Sudharshan Venkatesan, Lew Waller

Proceedings Volume 10702, 1070279 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2310062

KEYWORDS: Kinematics, Actuators, Electronics, Tolerancing, Telescopes, Assembly tolerances, Adhesives

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SPIE Journal Paper | 10 August 2015 Open Access

Open Access

First light results from the High Efficiency and Resolution Multi-Element Spectrograph at the Anglo-Australian Telescope

Andrew Sheinis, Borja Anguiano Jimenez, Martin Asplund, Carlos Bacigalupo, Samuel Barden, Michael Birchall, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Jurek Brzeski, Russell Cannon, Daniela Carollo, Scott Case, Andrew Casey, Vladimir Churilov, Warrick Couch, Robert Dean, Gayandhi De Silva, Valentina D’Orazi, Ly Duong, Tony Farrell, Kristin Fiegert, Kenneth Freeman, Gabriella Frost, Luke Gers, Michael Goodwin, Doug Gray, Andrew Green, Ron Heald, Jeroen Heijmans, Michael Ireland, Damien Jones, Prajwal Kafle, Stefan Keller, Urs Klauser, Yuriy Kondrat, Janez Kos, Jon Lawrence, Steve Lee, Slavko Mali, Sarah Martell, Darren Mathews, Don Mayfield, Stan Miziarski, Rolf Muller, Naveen Pai, Robert Patterson, Ed Penny, David Orr, Katharine Schlesinger, Sanjib Sharma, Keith Shortridge, Jeffrey Simpson, Scott Smedley, Greg Smith, Darren Stafford, Nicholas Staszak, Minh Vuong, Lewis Waller, Elizabeth Wylie de Boer, Pascal Xavier, Jessica Zheng, Ross Zhelem, Daniel Zucker, Tomaz Zwitter

JATIS, Vol. 1, Issue 03, 035002, (August 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.1.3.035002

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Sensors, Mirrors, Cameras, Collimators, Telescopes, Multi-element lenses, Stars, Control systems, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

Paper

The MANIFEST fibre positioning system for the Giant Magellan Telescope

Jon Lawrence, David Brown, Jurek Brzeski, Scott Case, Matthew Colless, Tony Farrell, Luke Gers, James Gilbert, Michael Goodwin, George Jacoby, Andrew Hopkins, Michael Ireland, Kyler Kuehn, Nuria P. Lorente, Stan Miziarski, Rolf Muller, Vijay Nichani, Azizi Rakman, Samuel Richards, Will Saunders, Nick Staszak, Julia Tims, Minh Vuong, Lew Waller

Proceedings Volume 9147, 914794 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055742

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Prototyping, Glasses, Metrology, Connectors, Optical fabrication, Coating, Astronomical telescopes, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

Paper

Advances in the Echidna fiber-positioning technology

Andrew Sheinis, Will Saunders, Peter Gillingham, Tony Farrell, Rolf Muller, Scott Smedley, Jurek Brzeski, Lewis Waller, James Gilbert, Greg Smith

Proceedings Volume 9151, 91511X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057126

KEYWORDS: Spine, Actuators, Telescopes, Prototyping, Spectrographs, Point spread functions, Collimators, Optical fibers, Metrology, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

Paper

First light results from the Hermes spectrograph at the AAT

Andrew Sheinis, Sam Barden, Michael Birchall, Daniela Carollo, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Jurek Brzeski, Scott Case, Russell Cannon, Vladimir Churilov, Warrick Couch, Robert Dean, Gayandhi De Silva, Valentina D'Orazi, Tony Farrell, Kristin Fiegert, Kenneth Freeman, Gabriella Frost, Luke Gers, Michael Goodwin, Doug Gray, Ron Heald, Jeroen Heijmans, Damien Jones, Stephan Keller, Urs Klauser, Yuriy Kondrat, Jon Lawrence, Steve Lee, Slavko Mali, Sarah Martell, Darren Mathews, Don Mayfield, Stan Miziarski, Rolf Muller, Naveen Pai, Robert Patterson, Ed Penny, David Orr, Keith Shortridge, Jeffrey Simpson, Scott Smedley, Greg Smith, Darren Stafford, Nicholas Staszak, Minh Vuong, Lewis Waller, Elizabeth Wylie de Boer, Pascal Xavier, Jessica Zheng, Ross Zhelem, Daniel Zucker

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91470Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055595

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Cameras, Control systems, Collimators, Mirrors, Electronics, Charge-coupled devices, Telescopes, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 8 July 2014 Paper

Paper

KOALA, a wide-field 1000 element integral-field unit for the Anglo-Australian Telescope: assembly and commissioning

Ross Zhelem, Jurek Brzeski, Scott Case, Vladimir Churilov, Simon Ellis, Tony Farrell, Andrew Green, Anthony Heng, Anthony Horton, Michael Ireland, Damien Jones, Urs Klauser, Jon Lawrence, Stan Miziarski, David Orr, Naveen Pai, Nick Staszak, Julia Tims, Minh Vuong, Lew Waller, Pascal Xavier

Proceedings Volume 9147, 91473K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055588

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Microlens array, Telescopes, Image segmentation, Mirrors, Microlens, Lamps, Imaging arrays, Optical fibers, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2012 Paper

Paper

Integrating the HERMES spectrograph for the AAT

Jeroen Heijmans, Martin Asplund, Sam Barden, Michael Birchall, Daniela Carollo, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Jurek Brzeski, Scott Case, Vladimir Churilov, Matthew Colless, Robert Dean, Gayandhi De Silva, Tony Farrell, Kristin Fiegert, Kenneth Freeman, Luke Gers, Michael Goodwin, Doug Gray, Ron Heald, Anthony Heng, Damien Jones, Chiaki Kobayashi, Urs Klauser, Yuriy Kondrat, Jon Lawrence, Steve Lee, Darren Mathews, Don Mayfield, Stan Miziarski, Guy Monnet, Rolf Muller, Naveen Pai, Robert Patterson, Ed Penny, David Orr, Andrew Sheinis, Keith Shortridge, Scott Smedley, Greg Smith, Darren Stafford, Nicholas Staszak, Minh Vuong, Lewis Waller, Denis Whittard, Elisabeth Wylie de Boer, Pascal Xavier, Jessica Zheng, Ross Zhelem, Daniel Zucker

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925806

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Stars, Control systems, Device simulation, Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Electronics, Telescopes, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2012 Paper

Paper

MOHAWK: a 4000-fiber positioner for DESpec

Will Saunders, Greg Smith, James Gilbert, Rolf Muller, Michael Goodwin, Nick Staszak, Jurek Brzeski, Stan Miziarski, Matthew Colless

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84464W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925724

KEYWORDS: Spine, Actuators, Optical fibers, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Prototyping, Connectors, Collimators, Metrology, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

KOALA: a wide-field 1000 element integral-field unit for the Anglo-Australian Telescope

S. Ellis, M. Ireland, J. Lawrence, J. Tims, N. Staszak, J. Brzeski, Q. Parker, R. Sharp, J. Bland-Hawthorn, S. Case, M. Colless, S. Croom, W. Couch, O. De Marco, K. Glazebrook, W. Saunders, R. Webster, D. Zucker

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84460V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925812

KEYWORDS: Radon, Telescopes, Astronomy, Spectrographs, Staring arrays, Microlens array, Galactic astronomy, Physics, Chemical elements, Microlens

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Hermes: the engineering challenges

Jurek Brzeski, Luke Gers, Greg Smith, Nicholas Staszak

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84464N (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924635

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Relays, Spectrographs, Optics manufacturing, Tolerancing, Sensors, Collimators, Optical alignment, Optical design, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Hector: a high-multiplex survey instrument for spatially resolved galaxy spectroscopy

Jon Lawrence, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Julia Bryant, Jurek Brzeski, Matthew Colless, Scott Croom, Luke Gers, James Gilbert, Peter Gillingham, Michael Goodwin, Jeroen Heijmans, Anthony Horton, Mike Ireland, Stan Miziarski, Will Saunders, Greg Smith

Proceedings Volume 8446, 844653 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925260

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Stars, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Microlens array, Spectroscopes, Microlens, Interfaces, Cameras, Galaxy groups and clusters

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

Paper

MANIFEST instrument concept and related technologies

Michael Goodwin, Jurek Brzeski, Scott Case, Matthew Colless, Tony Farrell, Luke Gers, James Gilbert, Jeroen Heijmans, Andrew Hopkins, Jon Lawrence, Stan Miziarski, Guy Monnet, Rolf Muller, Will Saunders, Greg Smith, Julia Tims, Lewis Waller

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84467I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925125

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Metrology, Cameras, Astronomy, Space telescopes, Glasses, Astronomical telescopes, Imaging systems, Control systems, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

Paper

Starbugs: all-singing, all-dancing fibre positioning robots

James Gilbert, Michael Goodwin, Jeroen Heijmans, Rolf Muller, Stan Miziarski, Jurek Brzeski, Lew Waller, Will Saunders, Alex Bennet, Julia Tims

Proceedings Volume 8450, 84501A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924502

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Prototyping, Metrology, Actuators, Cameras, Robots, Astronomy, Electronics, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

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Concepts for multi-IFU robotic positioning systems

Stan Miziarski, Jurek Brzeski, Joss Bland Hawthorn, James Gilbert, Michael Goodwin, Jeroen Heijmans, Anthony Horton, Jon Lawrence, Will Saunders, Greg Smith, Nicholas Staszak

Proceedings Volume 8450, 845018 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925100

KEYWORDS: Robots, Magnetism, Actuators, Prisms, Mirrors, Prototyping, Robotics, Robotic systems, Tolerancing, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2011 Paper

Paper

Design and development of the fibre cable and fore optics of the HERMES Spectrograph for the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT)

J. Brzeski, S. Case, L. Gers

Proceedings Volume 8125, 812504 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896389

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Prototyping, Spectrographs, Optics manufacturing, Tolerancing, Optical alignment, Telescopes, Manufacturing, Optical fabrication, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

Paper

Starbugs: focal plane fiber positioning technology

Michael Goodwin, Jeroen Heijmans, Ian Saunders, Jurek Brzeski, Will Saunders, Rolf Muller, Roger Haynes, James Gilbert

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77391E (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856777

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Electrodes, Cameras, Control systems, Mechanical engineering, Ceramics, Calibration, Robotics, Telescopes, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2010 Paper

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MANIFEST: a many-instrument fiber-positioning system for GMT

Will Saunders, Matthew Colless, Ian Saunders, Andrew Hopkins, Michael Goodwin, Jeroen Heijmans, Jurek Brzeski, Tony Farrell

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773568 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856353

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Near infrared, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Spectral resolution, Prototyping, Spectroscopes, Image resolution, Astronomy, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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HERMES: revisions in the design for a high-resolution multi-element spectrograph for the AAT

Samuelk Barden, Damien Jones, Stuart Barnes, Jeroen Heijmans, Anthony Heng, Greg Knight, David Orr, Greg Smith, Vladimir Churilov, Jurek Brzeski, Lewis Waller, Keith Shortridge, Anthony Horton, Don Mayfield, Roger Haynes, Dionne Haynes, Denis Whittard, Michael Goodwin, Scott Smedley, Ian Saunders, Peter Gillingham, Ed Penny, Tony Farrell, Minh Vuong, Ron Heald, Steve Lee, Rolf Muller, Ken Freeman, Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Daniel Zucker, Gayandhi De Silva

Proceedings Volume 7735, 773509 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856103

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Spectrographs, Beam splitters, Cameras, Stars, Relays, Calibration, Optical design, Control systems, Lamps

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

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Big innovations in a small instrument: technical challenges in a new CCD system design for the Automated Patrol Telescope

Stan Miziarski, Michael Ashley, Greg Smith, Sam Barden, John Dawson, Anthony Horton, Will Saunders, Jurek Brzeski, Vladimir Churilov, Urs Klauser, Lew Waller, Don Mayfield, David Correll, Andre Phillips, Denis Whittard

Proceedings Volume 7018, 70184G (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788624

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Sensors, Space telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Cameras, Optical filters, Actuators, Optical instrument design, Observatories, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

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Performance of Echidna fiber positioner for FMOS on Subaru

Masayuki Akiyama, Scott Smedley, Peter Gillingham, Jurek Brzeski, Tony Farrell, Masahiko Kimura, Rolf Muller, Naoyuki Tamura, Naruhisa Takato

Proceedings Volume 7018, 70182V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788968

KEYWORDS: Spine, Distortion, Telescopes, Stars, Cameras, Spectrographs, Fiber science, Actuators, Calibration, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2008 Paper

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PILOT: a wide-field telescope for the Antarctic plateau

Will Saunders, Peter Gillingham, Andrew McGrath, Roger Haynes, Jurek Brzeski, John Storey, Jon Lawrence

Proceedings Volume 7012, 70124F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788651

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Domes, Image quality, Turbulence, Cameras, Optical instrument design, Infrared telescopes, Sensors, Humidity

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Paper

It's alive! Performance and control of prototype Starbug actuators

Roger Haynes, Andrew McGrath, Jurek Brzeski, David Correll, Gabriella Frost, Peter Gillingham, Stan Miziarski, Rolf Muller, Scott Smedley

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62731V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670982

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Actuators, Telescopes, Electronics, Control systems, Photography, Cryogenics, Infrared radiation, Spine, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Paper

Echidna: the engineering challenges

Jurek Brzeski, Peter Gillingham, David Correll, John Dawson, Anna Moore, Rolf Muller, Scott Smedley, Greg Smith

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550963

KEYWORDS: Spine, Actuators, Cameras, Calibration, Telescopes, Electrodes, Adhesives, Manufacturing, Carbon, Switching

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

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A survey of fiber-positioning technologies

Greg Smith, Jurek Brzeski, Stan Miziarski, Peter Gillingham, Anna Moore, Andrew McGrath

Proceedings Volume 5495, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551004

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Computer programming, Spectrographs, Spine, Cameras, Robotics, Prisms, Spherical lenses, Actuators, Microlens array

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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The Fiber Multi-Object Spectrograph (FMOS) for the Subaru Telescope

Masahiko Kimura, Toshinori Maihara, Kouji Ohta, Fumihide Iwamuro, Sigeru Eto, Masafumi Lino, Daisaku Mochida, Takanori Shima, Hiroshi Karoji, Junichi Noumaru, Masayuki Akiyama, Jurek Brzeski, Peter Gillingham, Anna Moore, Greg Smith, Gavin Dalton, Ian Tosh, Graham Murray, David Robertson, Naoyuki Tamura

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461208

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Cameras, Telescopes, Silica, Mirrors, Connectors, Spine, Spectral resolution, Imaging systems, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2003 Paper

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The Fiber Multi-Object Spectrograph (FMOS) project: the Anglo-Australian Observatory role

Peter Gillingham, Anna Moore, Masayuki Akiyama, Jurek Brzeski, David Correll, John Dawson, Tony Farrell, Gabriella Frost, Jason Griesbach, Roger Haynes, Damien Jones, Stan Miziarski, Rolf Muller, Scott Smedley, Greg Smith, Lew Waller, Katie Noakes, Chris Arridge

Proceedings Volume 4841, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.462002

KEYWORDS: Spine, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Electronics, Cameras, Observatories, Imaging systems, Electrodes, Calibration, Astronomical imaging

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